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Boulder, CO, US

Denver, Colorado, US

Elevate Quantum's mission is to secure the Mountain West (Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming) as the global epicenter of quantum information technology that delivers national and economic security.

CUBEC serves CU Boulder and the State of Colorado by establishing and supporting innovation relationships, including joint ventures, partnerships, and alliances aligned with CU Boulder’s instructional, research, and service mission.

Catalyzing innovation and entrepreneurship in Colorado through advanced technologies that deliver economic and national security.

Boulder, Colorado, US

Building Colorado’s next innovation economy by funding, educating, and connecting entrepreneurs across racial and economic divides. Served as CEO from 2020-2023.

NACIE is a federal advisory committee managed by the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Our primary goal is to develop a National Entrepreneurship Strategy that strengthens America’s ability to compete and win as the world’s leading startup nation and as the world’s leading innovator in critical emerging.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

The Center for American Entrepreneurship is a nonpartisan Washington, DC–based research, policy, and advocacy organization that works with policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels across the country to build a policy environment that promotes new business formation, survival, and growth.

Catalyzing efforts across the region to create a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and product development activity, including an accelerator program in partnerships with Techstars that "unlocks new opportunities for early-stage entrepreneurs from across the globe to engage in Columbus’ vibrant startup community and lead future high-growth, innovative.

Cincinnati, OH, US

Support this enterprise with expertise in GTM and partnership/alliancestrategies.

NSF-funded GAME (Generate Advanced Manufacturing Excellence) aims to create a diverse innovation and talent development hub in Kentucky and Tenessee "that secures U.S. competitiveness in Next-Generation Manufacturing (NGM) and supply chain logistics, supports closed-cycle manufacturing to reduce waste and increases efficiencies across sectors including.

Serve with economists and business leaders. Provide expertise on Colorado’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and small-business economy.

Fort Collins, CO, US

Advise this HR startup, providing expertise in capital, partnerships, and alliances. Launched in 2017, TiLT partners with companies to manage employee leave in a proactive and respectful way.

Boulder, Colorado, US

Co-founded by tech entrepreneur Kimbal Musk, BigGreen.org is building a national food culture that promotes youth wellness through food literacy programs.

Boulder, CO, US

Advise on cross-sector and interdepartmental entrepreneurship.

New York City, New York, US

Cultivate tomorrow’s most promising entrepreneurial tech startups at Techstars, the No. 1 global network of entrepreneurs in the world, including CometChat, 2ndNature, and Pipeline Equity.

Mentor developing entrepreneurial businesses and technology startups. Rise of the Rest's mission is to build disruptive, innovative companies that offer more choice, convenience, and control for both consumers and businesses.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

P&G Ventures is a startup studio working with entrepreneurs to create new brands, technologies, and business models.

Louisville, KY, US

Contribute expertise in entrepreneurship, global economic ecosystem development, and corporate innovation. Amplify Louisville is a place for startups and founders, from napkin sketch to Series A, to explore ideas, build solutions, launch products, and grow businesses.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Support strategic development of Danaher’s water platform, including digitization of water, decentralization, tech-driven resource recovery, and new business models.

Denver, CO, US

Developed alliance strategies that drove growth at Xyleme, a learning suite developed to enable creation, management, and personalized delivery of education and training content. Xyleme was acquired by BowCapital in 2021.

Led the investment committee for this active public-private partnership focused on state-wide university commercialization strategy, connecting university technology transfer offices and leveraging access to legal, talent, and investment.

Cincinnati, OH, US

Nationally recognized for leadership in developing 500+ startups, connecting 16+ ecosystem partners, engaging 30+ large corporations, activating 50+ mentors and advisors, and investing in 17 national early stage venture firms at Cintrifuse, a public-private partnership building a tech-based economy in the Greater Cincinnati Region. Led the Cintrifuse.

Focused on large-corporate adoption strategies for Accompani, an AI-driven relationship intelligence platform. Accompani was acquired by Cisco in 2018.

Powered 70,000 active customer communities through Get Satisfaction, a venture-backed technology startup that powered 70,000 active customer communities and hosted more than 35 million consumers each month. Also served as chair of the board, raising venture capital, replatforming products, and developing a pricing/packing strategy for the B2B market.

Austin, Texas, US

Launched and grew the eBusiness Consulting unit, giving Siebel Systems’ global customers insight and education on implementing multi-channel strategies.

London, GB

Co-founded the Sales Consultancy, which serves Fortune 500 technology, telecommunications, and services brands with multichannel processes. Successfully drove the merger with OnTarget, which was acquired by Siebel Systems.

Director'S College Certification, Business Executive Education Program

Business Administration And Marketing